I'll appreciate your thoughts and suggestions regarding which predator calling system you like. I had a Johnny Stewart, which worked OK, but eventually was outdated technology, so I gave it away. I now have a Primos Alpha Dog that works OK too, but sounds become distorted as volume increases. My Alpha Dog required me to buy a separate decoy. I'm thinking about a Lucky Duck Revolt for $375. It is reported to deliver clear calls at higher volume and can be much louder than mine.. It also has a decoy attached to the unit and a long list of sounds it can produce. Also the remote is said to be superior to other brands. FoxPro is the nearest rival for the Lucky Duck. The Lucky Duck Revolt seems to meet all my current needs, but I aalway appreciate the thoughts and suggestions you guys provide. Also if you know where I can get it cheaper, that would be welcome.
Predator Call Recommendations?
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I've had great service from Foxpro. All Predator Calls good folks to do business with. https://allpredatorcalls.com/
Regards,
hps
Regards,
hps
Varminterror
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Go Foxpro. I’ve owned and used many e-callers in the last 30yrs - my first was literally a boat battery powering a turntable and an Edison-style horn with 100ft of wire - and I can tell you, there isn’t anything out there like the Foxpro. I also have an Alpha Dogg - I can relate to your frustration and disappointment with the unit.
I currently use a couple older calls, a HellFire and a Shockwave. The Hellfire, and its new replacements (the X1, X2S, and X24, plus the Krakatoa) are likely my preferred design - high power driver, big horn, tons of volume, high sound integrity, and simple function. Tons of range, but still with simple control.
Somewhat as a side note, FoxBang is a great feature I really enjoy. Foxfade in certain models is nice, but less important to me. Most of the other features, I rarely use.
Are you running any mouth calls?
I currently use a couple older calls, a HellFire and a Shockwave. The Hellfire, and its new replacements (the X1, X2S, and X24, plus the Krakatoa) are likely my preferred design - high power driver, big horn, tons of volume, high sound integrity, and simple function. Tons of range, but still with simple control.
Somewhat as a side note, FoxBang is a great feature I really enjoy. Foxfade in certain models is nice, but less important to me. Most of the other features, I rarely use.
Are you running any mouth calls?
Aletheia
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Although we use electronics occasionally, probably 85% of the time we are using mouth blown calls. Cheap, easy to carry if you walk much, and they work very well. We think they are consistently more "realistic" in their sound quality too. The only advantage to electronics for us is that they can be set up somewhere where YOU aren't if you are hunting alone. But we do almost all our calling in pairs, because it is more fun to have someone to talk to afterward, and it allows the designated caller to "hide" a bit more and have his partner cover the distant expected approaches. So my thoughts and suggestion is to not discount mouth blown calls.
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That's all I used them for as well. Climb up in a barn and set the call and decoy out and use the remote. A decent bluetooth speaker and a downloaded set of calls has worked in the past for me too. Great for crows too
I agree here too. I have quite a few and I like them better than electronic calls. Been using the ruffidawg line the last few years. They are simple easy to use and dont trigger a gag reflex like a turkey call does. I just cant handle those.
I have several mouth calls; all hand-made beauties. I bought them at the Tulsa Gun Show. If you've been there, you probably saw them. The only time I use a mouth call is when I'm sitting in the squirrel woods, get bored, and decide to liven things up bit. I've mostly called in crows, hawks, and the occasional racoon. I've yet to call up a coyote with a mouth call.
rdnktrkr
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Are there any that are easy to use and reasonable? We have some coyotes at our hunting property and I would like to try my 6.5 grendel on some and I've never hunted them before.
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I made one of the varmint Al’s callers and use the files he has for download.
https://www.varmintal.com/ahunt.htm#El-Cheapo
Does the job and was cheap, some of the parts might be hard to find these days though.
https://www.varmintal.com/ahunt.htm#El-Cheapo
Does the job and was cheap, some of the parts might be hard to find these days though.
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The Foxpro Patriot is a great value. It’s not a powerhouse of volume, but it’s a very suitable, budget friendly e-caller. I killed hundreds of coyotes over a Foxpro Spitfire - which was the precursor to the Wildfire—>Wildfire II—>Inferno—>Patriot. I used an SP-55 auxiliary speaker with independent power supply when calling big open spaces, but the Patriot will kill songdogs.
Cabela’s and Optics Planet have had the FX7 (now discontinued) for $180-200 the last few weeks. It’s the more powerful driver of the Fusion, but less expensive at that clearance price. This would be a much better option than the Patriot for the upgraded speaker power and improved feature set, but it’s only available at that price as long as they have inventory.
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